Gifty Mensah
| Gifty Mensah | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Born | 7 October 1998 Jamestown, Accra, Ghana |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Davis Efraim |
| Women's singles & doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 435 (WS 28 April 2016) 471 (WD 13 September 2012) 418 (XD 22 September 2016) |
| BWF profile | |
Gifty Mensah (born 7 October 1998) is a Ghanaian badminton player who joined the national team in 2010.[1] In 2011, she played for Accra, competing at the Ghana Independence Day Open Championship. She won a gold in the women's doubles and a silver in the singles.[2] In the same year, she was selected to represent her country to compete at the All-Africa Games.[3] Teamed up with Daniel Sam, they were the finalists at the 2015 Nigeria International tournament.[4] In 2016, she was the runner-up at the Rose Hill International tournament in the mixed doubles event with Emmanuel Donkor, after battling with the Mauritian Edoo and Louison.[5] She also took the third place in the women's doubles event with Stella Amassah.[6] In 2018, she competed at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[7]
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series
Mixed Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rose Hill International | Emmanuel Yaw Donkor
|
 Sahir Edoo Yeldy Louison
|
18–21, 29–27, 24–26 |  Runner-up
|
| 2015 | Nigeria International | Daniel Sam
|
 Olorunfemi Elewa Susan Ideh
|
19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
|
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ↑ "Players: Gifty Mensah". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ "Sam and Evelyn are Independence Day Badminton champions". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ↑ "Six Badminton players for All Africa Games". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ↑ "Newsletter du Mois d'Octobre 2015: Nigeria International 2015" (in French). africa-badminton.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Badminton: Ghana win 4 medals in Mauritius". Graphic Communications Group Ltd. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ↑ "Ghana excels at international badminton tourney". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ↑ "Participants: Gifty Mensah". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
External links
- Gifty Mensah at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- Sportspeople from Accra
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- Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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